
Steelheads Acquire Andrei Bakanov from Fort Wayne Komets
January 7, 2025 - ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release
BOISE, ID - The Idaho Steelheads (@Steelheads), proud ECHL (@ECHL) affiliate of the Dallas Stars (@DallasStars), and Steelheads Head Coach & Director of Hockey Operations Everett Sheen announced today that the club has acquired forward Andrei Bakanov from the Fort Wayne Komets for cash considerations.
Bakanov, 22, is in his fifth professional season, third in the ECHL as he has skated in 124 ECHL games collecting 39 points (19G, 20A). The 6-foot-3, 214lb left-handed shooter has skated this season for the Worcester Railers, Bloomington Bison, and Fort Wayne Komets appearing in 27 games registering four points (3G, 1A). The Moscow, Russia native played 18 games with the AHL's Springfield Thunderbirds during the 2022-23 season after spending the previous two years playing in the KHL from 2020-22.
Idaho hosts the Florida Everblades Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at the Idaho Central Arena for 7:10 pm. puck-drops.
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